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[[Quaternary extinction event#The Pleistocene or Ice Age extinction event|extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna]] The anchor (#The Pleistocene or Ice Age extinction event) has been deleted by other users before. An anonymous username, not my real name 01:11, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Coats of Arms[edit]

Lybia and S. Africa's coats of arms are not showing on the list that appears near the end of the article. I checked out the code but I don't know how to fix it. - Joaquin89uy (talk) 18:10, 4 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Emergence of civilization[edit]

"Sorghum was first domesticated in Eastern Sudan around 4000 BCE, in one of the earliest instances of agriculture in human history. Its cultivation would gradually spread across Africa, before spreading to India around 2000 BCE.

Colossal statues of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt, date from around 1400 BCE. Sorghum was first domesticated in the[clarification needed]." the phrase "Sorghum was first domesticated in the" is duplicated in the text, in the second case the phrase is unfinished. I think that the second phrase should simply be deleted" PabloGeru (talk) 16:50, 12 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Population size has changed[edit]

The population size has not been updated since 2021. Please update to current population. Thank you.

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In the second paragraph, please add that Africa shares the landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Europe and Asia. 2600:100C:A205:743B:616D:417A:2C83:B014 (talk) 21:00, 6 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 14:24, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Here is a reliable source.[1] 2600:100C:A205:743B:2D9D:ADF9:FE0E:58A3 (talk) 22:10, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done for now: Please be more precise and clearer on where and what you want to changes to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 12:36, 11 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Names[edit]

Shouldn't Cape Verde be Cabo Verde and Ivory Coast be Côte d'Ivoire 116.250.153.233 (talk) 12:00, 23 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]